This paper presents a review of the literature on personnel scheduling problems. Firstly, we
discuss the classification methods in former review papers. Secondly, we evaluate the …

This paper presents a review and classification of the literature regarding workforce
planning problems incorporating skills. In many cases, technical research regarding …

Hyper-heuristics is a fairly recent technique that aims at effectively solving various real-world
optimization problems. This is the first book on hyper-heuristics, and aims to bring together …

Work-related fatigue is a multidimensional phenomenon with significant effects on
operational performance. Our work focuses on how the literature of operational research …

Organizations need to focus on many parameters to reach their goals such as personnel
satisfaction at the top level, profit maximization, increasing system efficiency and minimizing …

This paper presents the results of developing a branch and price algorithm and an ejection
chain method for nurse rostering problems. The approach is general enough to be able to …

Nurse scheduling is a critical issue in the management of emergency department. Under the
intense work environment, it is imperative to make quality nurse schedules in a most cost …

Harmony search algorithm (HSA) is a relatively new nature-inspired algorithm. It evolves
solutions in the problem search space by mimicking the musical improvisation process in …

The benefits of automating the nurse scheduling process in hospitals include reducing the
planning workload and associated costs and being able to create higher quality and more …

In this paper, we propose a novel bee colony optimization approach to the nurse rostering
problem. The bee colony optimization algorithm is motivated by the foraging habits of honey …